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Impact of the First World War
National income was one-third of what it had been in 1913
Industrial production about two-thirds of what it had been in 1913
War left 600k widows and 2 milli children without fathers-by 1925 the state was spending one-third of its budget in war pensions(economic)
Huge gaps between the living standards of the rich and the poor Germans were angry about losing the war. Wave of unrest(social)
Stresses of war led to a revolution in oct-nov 1918. Fighting between left & right-wing groups(political) -
Birth of the Weimar Republic
Before the war, Germany had no real democracy. The Kaiser was virtually a dictator. The Weimar constitution attempted to set up probably the most democratic system in the world. -
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The Weimar Rebuplic
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Spartacists Launch Their Bid for Power
They were a left-wing group. In early 1919 they launched they're bid for power. -
Stresemann becomes Chancellor of Germany
Gustav Ernst Stresemann was a German statesman who served as Chancellor in 1923 and Foreign Minister 1923–1929, during the Weimar Republic. He was co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926. -
The Wall Street Crash is followed by a worldwide depression
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash that occurred in 1929. It started in September and ended late in October, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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The Third Reich
